Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus Type: Annual Exposure: Sun / Light Shade Water: Regular This versatile plant can be a sprawling climber or bushy and compact. It’s showy, the flowers have a refreshing fragrance, andContinue reading
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Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica “Little Henry” Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica “Little Henry” Type: Deciduous Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular to Ample This dwarf Sweetspire will reach 4ft (1.2m) high and wide, with arching branchesContinue reading
Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica Japanese Aralia Fatsia japonica Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Part Shade Water: Regular Here’s a plant that is prized for its lush tropical-looking foliage. Big, bright, glossy green leaves that can reach a whoppingContinue reading
Waxleaf Privet
Ligustrum japonicum Waxleaf Privet Ligustrum japonicum Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Privets can be shrubs or small trees as well as deciduous, semi- or fully evergreen. This one is anContinue reading
Long-Eared Holly Fern, Asian Sabre Fern
Polystichum neolobatum Long-Eared Holly Fern, Asian Sabre Fern Polystichum neolobatum Type: Evergreen Fern Exposure: Partial to Full Shade Water: Regular This Asian native will form a clump of delicate-looking fronds that will reach 2ft (60cm)Continue reading
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea (or c. stolonifera) Type: Deciduous Native Shrub Exposure: Sun / Shade Water: Regular to Ample This shrubby variety of Dogwood grows wild in moist locales from Alaska toContinue reading
Purple Chinese Fringe Flower
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum “Monraz” Purple Chinese Fringe Flower, Purple Chinese Witch Hazel Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum “Monraz” Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This evergreen native ofContinue reading
Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular This attractive evergreen sub-shrub is a relative of salal, a common sight in the forests here in the Pacific Northwest.Continue reading
Chief Joseph Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta var latifolia “Chief Joseph” Chief Joseph Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta var. latifolia “Chief Joseph” Type: Coniferous Evergreen Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Some lodgepole pines can grow as tall as 160ftContinue reading
Chinese Photinia
Stranvaesia davidiana Chinese Photinia Stranvaesia davidiana Type: Evergreen Shrub Exposure: Sun / Part Shade Water: Regular Growing to 15ft (4.5m) tall by 10ft (3m)wide, this native of China features 3in (7.5cm), dark green oblong leavesContinue reading